G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) English mystery novelist and Christian apologist
The Coloured Lands (1938)
“When the wicked want to bring down the innocent, they aim for a loving heart.”
Source: Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Source: A Clockwork Orange
